The Secretary of State, Wes Streeting, has commissioned an independent review of children’s hearing services and has appointed Dr Camilla Kingdon as its independent chair.

The consultation asks for views from stakeholders on proposed changes to the NHS Standard Contract for 2025/26. The consultation includes both (full and short) versions of the Contract and is open for ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched their Keep Antibiotics Working campaign to raise awareness of the importance of using antibiotics in the right way. Andi Biotic, an anthropomorphic ...

Patients with advanced skin cancer in England are set to access trials of a new cancer vaccine. The needle-free injection, which is given for up to two years, works by boosting the immune system’s ...

An information giving interactive virtual course, comprising of three sessions, which introduces commissioners to the primary care medical contracts (GMS, PMS and APMS). This training contains ...

80,000 patients across the country have had shorter waits for life-changing cancer diagnoses because of the government’s investment to reduce waiting times.

Which issues are taking up your time? Sometimes when managing primary care contacts common themes emerge – whether that is around understanding the premises reimbursements that GP practices can claim, ...

More than 100,000 baby loss certificates have been issued to parents who have lost a pregnancy, allowing them to formally recognise their loss. Baby loss certificates offer a way of providing comfort ...

The NHS has delivered more than 3.1 million additional appointments since July 2024 and hit the ambitious faster diagnosis standard for cancer. Monthly performance data shows that there were more than ...

The Government and the Wellcome Trust will invest up to £600 million to create a new Health Data Research Service. This will transform access to NHS data by providing a secure single access point to ...

General practices are facing unprecedented pressures. Increasing demands – not just a heavier workload but the increasing complexity and intensity of work can lead to a feeling of crisis. The long ...

PCC’s programme for women developing in a leadership role in health and social care focusses on growing the confidence to work across the system and the influence to reach across organisational ...